What is the postal code of Buchs?

The postal code of Buchs is 8107.

What is the tax rate in Buchs?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buchs is 105% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How many residents does Buchs have?

Buchs has 6'664 residents (2023).

How many foreign residents live in Buchs?

Buchs has 1'943 foreign residents, a share of 28.54% (2024).

Which party is strongest in Buchs?

In the 2023 National Council election, SVP was the strongest party in Buchs with 45.261% of the vote.

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Buchs

8107

ZH CANTON8107

Residents

6'664

Area

5.8 km²

Elevation

454 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

728 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

105%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2023

Women

3'300 49.5%

Men

3'364 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'365 20.5%

Swiss citizens

4'865 71.5%

Foreign residents

1'943 28.5%

0–19 · 1'365 · 20.5%20–64 · 4'252 · 63.8%65+ · 1'047 · 15.7%

Foreign residents 28.5%0%61.6%

STATPOP 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 24.07.2026

Votes

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 03.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.3% · strongest party

SVP45.3%

SP13.3%

GLP11.2%

FDP10.4%

Mitte7.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 20.07.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

105%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 61 of 160 in canton Zurich

2026 · Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung (ESTV), retrieved 20.07.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'098 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 03.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

728 m

Mean elevation

547 m

Relief

293 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

21.5%

South-facing

38.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 293 m0 m3'865 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo DEM, 40 m) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2025 · swisstopo, retrieved 04.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

48.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

60.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'700

48 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), retrieved 10.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.58 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

3'078

Built before 19464.4%

Built since 200138.3%

0.58 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik (GWS) 2024 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026 · Leerwohnungszählung (LWZ) 2025 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuchs-zh.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 27.07.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'664 #54 ZH · #295 CH Families & children20.5% #95 ZH · #1048 CH Age structure15.7% #145 ZH · #1857 CH Women share49.5% #118 ZH · #1269 CH Foreign residents28.5% #31 ZH · #364 CH Population density1'141/km² #41 ZH · #178 CH Taxes105% #61 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #109 ZH · #948 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #65 ZH · #1559 CH Rainiest municipalities1'098 mm #87 ZH · #1126 CH Voter turnout49.9% #143 ZH · #1706 CH SVP strongholds45.3% #33 ZH · #386 CH SP strongholds13.3% #89 ZH · #1143 CH Centre strongholds7.6% #103 ZH · #1506 CH FDP strongholds10.4% #84 ZH · #1359 CH GLP strongholds11.2% #83 ZH · #197 CH Green strongholds3.8% #153 ZH · #1779 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #111 ZH · #1417 CH Highest municipalities454 m #87 ZH · #1522 CH Solar potential48 GWh #42 ZH · #353 CH Highest peaks728 m #35 ZH · #1133 CH Highest-lying municipalities547 m #52 ZH · #1238 CH Greatest vertical range293 m #30 ZH · #991 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #41 ZH · #1099 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8107

Buchs ZH

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Buchs ZH8107

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buchs?: The postal code of Buchs is 8107.
What is the tax rate in Buchs?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buchs is 105% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How many residents does Buchs have?: Buchs has 6'664 residents (2023).
How many foreign residents live in Buchs?: Buchs has 1'943 foreign residents, a share of 28.54% (2024).
Which party is strongest in Buchs?: In the 2023 National Council election, SVP was the strongest party in Buchs with 45.261% of the vote.

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